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• Ten cars are targeted on the same street

  SMASH-and-grab car raiders are targeting Gorse Hill. read more

• House is shot at

  The living room window of a house in Wootton Bassett was smashed by a pellet. read more

• Police to get tough on egg-throwers

  Ref. 75969-118POLICE are warning egg-throwing louts that they could cause serious injury. read more

• House raided after tip-off

  POLICE have swooped on a house in Emlyn Square in the Railway Village they claim was being used as a crack den. read more

• Mum's pleas for help answered

  Ref. 75949-09THERE is light at the end of the tunnel for a mother who pleaded with Swindon Council for help looking after her autistic son. read more

• Rocket into library fun

  Youngsters can build space rockets and read stories by torchlight at Wiltshire libraries next week. read more

• Set sights on design for festival

  ORGANISERS of the Old Town Festival have launched a hunt to find a design for the front cover of this year's programme. read more

• Learn key skills

  PEOPLE have the chance to learn computer skills at new sessions run by a library. read more

• New cycle route under discussion

  CYCLISTS could soon be able to ride from Highworth to Swindon without going near a busy road. read more

• New nature exhibition weaves a web of magic

  Ref. 75928-02SWINDON'S nature has moved indoors for a new exhibition at the town's Museum and Art Gallery, in Bath Road. read more

• Pupils trained as bullying monitors

  Ref. 75903-44A SWINDON school has launched a new scheme to tackle the playground bullies. read more

• A spring in their steps

  Ref. 75963-46A VILLAGE in Africa has fresh water thanks to the children of Swindon's Hreod Parkway School. read more

• Movie moan at Swindon

  CAN anyone explain why the film Merchant of Venice, released December 04, has not been shown on Swindon's screens. read more

• Tell us now, not later

  THE publication of a controversial report on forced labour and migrant exploitation in Britain is to be delayed until after the next general election. read more

• Little humour

  In reply to Rebbeca Wolf. If she had read my letter re her leaking tap with just a little humour, she would realise it was a gibe against inept council bureaucracy... Tongue in cheek stuff. read more

• Different site could slash costs

  ONE fact that has not really been brought out in the Record Office debate is that the Chippenham site is likely to cost Wiltshire County council tax payers over £5 million pounds more than a site in Trowbridge. read more

• Cut waste to keep taxes low

  I WAS quite surprised to see Kevin Small, having a go at Frank Avenell. read more

• Violence is on the rise according to refuge

  SWINDON'S refuge for victims of domestic violence has reported an increase in the number of admissions. read more

• New rules to hit licences

  PUB and club owners are being urged not to rush into licence applications, under new laws, until they have found out what it could mean for their business. read more

• Toy library hits road

  A TOY library will be relaunched later this month in Penhill and Pinehurst. read more

On this day: Wiltshire Archive